| '. . . but I ___' |
DIGRESS |
| 'Definitely!' |
YES |
| 'Great, one more thing to be terrified about' |
NEWFEARUNLOCKED |
| 'Howdy!' |
HEY |
| 'My mind is blown!' |
WOW |
| 'No shoes in the house,' for example |
RULE |
| 'Smooth Operator' singer |
SADE |
| 'Take this one' |
HERE |
| '___ Down' (Diana Ross hit) |
UPSIDE |
| '___? For spring? Groundbreaking' (sarcastic line in 'The Devil Wears Prada') |
FLORALS |
| 100% |
ALL |
| Ab exercise |
SITUP |
| Actress Linney |
LAURA |
| Apple pie ___ mode |
ALA |
| Capital of Tamil Nadu, India |
CHENNAI |
| Chaotic crowd |
MOB |
| Chaotic fight |
MELEE |
| Comes to a close |
ENDS |
| Counterparts of flats, in music |
SHARPS |
| Des Moines' state |
IOWA |
| Falsehoods |
LIES |
| Flag holder |
POLE |
| Fluffy precipitation |
SNOW |
| Get larger |
GROW |
| Ginger ___ |
ALE |
| Golfer's target |
HOLE |
| Government agents |
FEDS |
| Greenish-blue hue |
TEAL |
| Groups of organized workers |
LABORUNIONS |
| Hard precipitation |
HAIL |
| Honolulu's island |
OAHU |
| Intelligence org. in the Susan Williams book 'White Malice' |
CIA |
| Is looking for |
SEEKS |
| Kung ___ chicken |
PAO |
| Language in Pakistan |
URDU |
| Liquid ingredient in soups |
BROTH |
| Loud bird |
WOODPECKER |
| Mischievous |
SLY |
